Andrews describes himself on his Twitter account as an ecologist and ornithologist and spotted a Beluga whale peacefully swimming in the river Thames, far away from its habitat. A social media frenzy ensued, as this event is as rare as UFOs.

However, Andrews was not he only one to get it on camera. Sky News immediately took action and caught the magnificent sea animal on camera from a helicopter located above the river.

A beluga whale has been caught on camera in a rare sighting in the Thames.

After that, the Natural History Museum in London declared: “The white body colour, absence of a prominent dorsal fin, bulbous forehead and general swimming motion all suggest very strongly that this is a beluga whale.”

More interesting is that the whale was still in the river on Wednesday and even received a name: Benny!